Vancouver was a sleepy city 50 years ago,with streetcars rolling along major streets,industry belching smoke along False Creek and no SkyTrains shuttling commuters. Granville Island didn’t exist,and the city’s inhabitants were predominantly of Western European descent. Most women worked only inside the home, and a mill worker could afford to buy a single-family starter home of about 8OO square feet. Continue reading “NEWS: City Mulls Public Spaces”